----- Mensaje original ----
> De: Larry Colen <[email protected]>
>
> I was at a party tonight and some of the girls wanted a group photo. So they
>grabbed me and handed me their point and shoot. We went into a back room with
>a
>better wall for a background, I took a shot or two, but the flash just made
>the
>shots look terrible. So I grabbed my camera bag, pulled out the K-x and took
>a
>couple of shots, but at 6400 and 1/20 f/2.8 I just wasn't happy, and ended up
>bouncing the AF 540 off the ceiling to get something half decent.
>
> I like to think that the important thing is my skill as a photographer,
> rather
>than the equipment, and it's nice to be the guy that the girls flag down
>when
>they want a picture, but I really doubt I can do much better with a point and
>shoot that I've never seen before than anyone else.
>
> Oh well, I guess that part of the skill is knowing when you need to grab a
>bigger hammer.
>
There is a particular situation when 'we' can make some difference in the
final
output: when the scene would require a fill-in flash but the auto mode of the
camera doesn't agree.
Then we just have to look for the lightning symbol and this way avoid the
upsetting silhouettes.
Regards,
Jaume
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